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Scientists' ability to predict the strength and duration of droughts caused by La Niña -- a recurrent cooling pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean...
Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters
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Climate change impacts already locked in, but the worst can still be avoided
Some impacts of global warming -- such as sea level rise and coastal flooding -- are already locked in and unavoidable, according to a...
More than a numbers game: New technique gauges microbial communities by biomass
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Air quality atlas for Europe: Mapping the sources of fine particulate matter
The European Commission published today an Air Quality Atlas for Europe. This new publication produced by the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) helps to...
Species in the north are more vulnerable to climate change
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One in ten historic coastal landfill sites in England are at risk of erosion
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LED light bulbs are getting cheaper and more energy efficient every year. So, does it make sense to replace less-efficient bulbs with the latest...
Shape of Lake Ontario generates white-out blizzards, study shows
A 6-foot-wide snow blower mounted on a tractor makes a lot of sense when you live on the Tug Hill Plateau. Tug Hill, in...
Salt pond in Antarctica, among the saltiest waters on Earth, is fed from beneath
One of the saltiest bodies on Earth, an analog for what water might look like on Mars, is just one piece of a larger...
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